Therapist profile
Robert Hoopingarner, LPCC, LPC
LPCC LPC - Family and relationship concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting support
- CBT and EFT methods
About Robert
Robert Hoopingarner is an Arizona Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 26 years of experience. He works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, family and relationship strain, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and substance issues. He also offers coaching around career and life transitions and supports people navigating ADHD and compassion fatigue.
He typically meets each person as an individual and focuses on practical conversation. Sessions are interactive and centered on the person’s concerns. He listens, asks focused questions, and helps people set small, reachable goals to change what is not working.
His approach draws on client-centered ideas and cognitive-behavioral techniques. He also uses emotionally-focused ideas and couples work influenced by the Gottman Method when relationship issues are part of the work. Mindfulness practices and psychodynamic perspectives may be brought in to address patterns and deeper feelings.
In a session someone can expect to talk through the problem, try a few new ways of thinking or behaving, and set short-term actions to test between sessions. He has experience with individual, couples, family, and group formats over his career and has provided in-office and online sessions.
People often come for help with communication problems, blended family tensions, parenting strain, grief, or addiction recovery. He aims to reduce daily distress and help clients gain clearer ways to respond to triggers and transitions.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches online and how they help
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s perspective and aims to create a conversational space where concerns are heard and explored. It helps when someone wants straightforward support, clearer thinking, and encouragement to try small changes.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It introduces concrete exercises and tests to change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns, which can help with anxiety, depression, and anger. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on emotional responses and attachment-related patterns; it can be useful when relationship dynamics or family hurt are central concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan based on what the client needs and how they respond.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography mentions both in-office and online practice but does not list specific online options. Online sessions can make fitting therapy into a busy routine easier by avoiding travel and allowing shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling. They also let people keep continuity through transitions and test new skills in everyday life without committing to lengthy trips.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
Arizona, Ohio
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of problems does he help with?
He helps adults with stress, anxiety, depression, family and relationship problems, parenting strain, grief, trauma, addiction, ADHD, and related life changes.
How would you describe his therapy style?
He uses an interactive, person-centered style that emphasizes listening, practical conversation, and setting short-term goals to change behaviors and responses.
How much experience does he have?
He has been practicing since 1987, which amounts to 26 years of experience as a licensed counselor.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He holds LPC in Arizona and LPCC in Ohio and practices from Arizona.
Does he offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. He does not accept international clients.
What session formats are used?
The original biography notes he has provided in-office and online work; confirm current session options before booking to be sure of the available formats.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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